1. أبلعربُ الملكُ الهُمام العادلُ

    أنت الفتَى وبكَ استقامَ العادلُ

    O Bilʿarab, the valiant, just king,

    you are the gallant youth; through you the wayward is set straight.

  2. لا خابَ من يرجُو نَوَالك في الندى

    مِنْ ذى الوَرَى لكن يَخيبُ العاذلُ

    No one hoping for your bounty in generous giving has been disappointed,

    among these mortals; but the reprover is disappointed.

  3. أنت الخصمُّ الزاخرُ العذبُ الذي

    من جوده خَجِلُ الأنىُّ السائلُ

    You are the brimming, sweet [sea], whose

    bounty puts the flowing [torrent] to shame.

  4. فكأنَما عاهدتَ نفسَكَ أو حَلَفْتَ

    أليّةً أن لا يخيبَ السائلُ

    So it is as though you pledged yourself or swore

    an oath that no petitioner would be disappointed.

  5. وإذا الكِرَامُ تفاخرتْ بمكارمٍ

    وتفاضلتْ يوماً فأنتَ الفاضلُ

    And when the noble boast of generous deeds,

    and vie in merit one day, you are the foremost.

  6. وإذا الكماةُ تقاعَسَتْ في مَأْزِقٍ

    أو أحْجَمت يوماً فأنث الواصِلُ

    And when armored warriors hang back in a narrow strait,

    or hold back one day, you are the one who presses onward.

  7. يا طالباً منه ندىً لا تبدهِ

    فالسؤلُ منه بلا سؤالٍ حاصلُ

    O seeker of bounty from him, do not disclose your request;

    for the desired boon is obtained from him without asking.

  8. أأخافُ من ريبِ الزمانِ وصرفهِ

    وبحبلِ وُدٍّ منك حَبْلِي وَاصِلُ

    Should I fear time's misfortunes and its reversals,

    when my cord is joined to a cord of affection from you?

  9. كم طوقتْ نُعْمَاك أعناقَ الوَرَى

    وسرتْ إليهم مِن لدُنك وَسَائِلُ

    How often your bounty has encircled the necks of humankind,

    and means of aid have made their way to them from you.

  10. فكأنما آليتَ أنَّكَ لا تردْ

    دَ السائلين فلمْ يَخِبْ لك سائِلُ

    So it is as though you swore that you would never turn away—

    petitioners; no petitioner of yours has been disappointed.

  11. وإذا أمرؤٌ أقْوتْ محلّتُه ولم

    يسألْ نداكَ فأنتَ عنه مُسائِلُ

    And if a man's dwelling becomes desolate, and he has not

    asked for your bounty, you yourself inquire after him.

  12. ما أَمَّ يحرَك آملٌ يرجو ندىً

    إلا وفاء بما يُرَجِّى الآمِلُ

    No hopeful man sought [your sea], hoping for bounty,

    without returning with what the hopeful man hopes for.

  13. ما شامَ برقَ سحابِ كفك شائمٌ

    إلا وأغرقه هَتُونٌ وَابِلُ

    No watcher ever scanned the lightning of your palm's cloud,

    but a streaming, torrential rain drowned him.

  14. وعنتْ إليكَ قُيُولها ومُلوكها

    طَوْعاً وكلٌّ واقفٌ مُتضَائلُ

    And its chieftains and kings have bowed to you,

    willingly, each standing humbled.

  15. يَرِدُون بحراً من نوالِك زاخراً

    عذباً فراتاً لم يحطه سائِلُ

    They come to a brimming sea of your bounty,

    sweet and fresh, which no petitioner has encompassed.

  16. لا تفقدنّ فتىً بنزوى فاضلاً

    ذَا قاعدٌ يرجو وهذا مَاثِلُ

    Never overlook a worthy young man in Nizwa:

    this one sits hoping, and that one stands before you.

  17. عِشْ في الممالك في النعيم مخلداً

    عمراً فما لكَ في الأنامِ مُماثلُ

    Live in the kingdoms, in bliss, enduring forever,

    throughout your life, for among humankind you have no equal.

  18. زانتْ بك الدنيا فأنتَ سرُورها

    ونعيمُها وبكَ استقامَ المائلُ

    Through you the world has grown beautiful; you are its joy,

    and its bliss; through you the wayward is set straight.

  19. لولاكَ ما طابتْ حياةٌ لامرئٍ

    حقّاً وما التذّ المآكلَ عاقلُ

    Were it not for you, no man's life would be pleasant,

    truly, nor would any sensible man enjoy his food.

  20. ما الدهرُ ما الدنيا وما لذاتُها

    فالدهرُ أنتَ ونورُ وجهك شَامِلُ

    What is time, what is the world, and what are its pleasures?

    For you are time itself, and the light of your face encompasses all.